Punch: The Lively Youth of a British Institution, 1841-1851

Contents: "We Are a Miracle" Mr. Punch and His Men Arbiter of Press and Language Parody and Pastiche Political Caricature From Visual Puns to the Apollo Belvedere Punch and the Condition of England Question Protest and Reform Crime and Punishment The Ministry of Sir Rhubarb Pill The Russell Years Parliamentary Personalities: Lord Brougham and Others The Irish Question: Rint, Repale, and Rebellion Punch and Brother Jonathan Foreign Affairs The Defense of the Realm The Queen and Her Prince Two Manias: Railways and Romanism The Social Scene I: Categories and Classes The Social Scene II: The Comedy of Manners